The course of history mig𝄹ht have been changed had the budding superstar opted tꦓo join either of those teams instead of the team who won his signature, Red Bull.

Red Bull enter the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Austrian Grand Prix, their home race, on course f𝓰or a second constructors’ championship in a row while Verstappen is set for a third consecutive drivers’ title.

M🔴ax’s fat𝓀her Jos Verstappen, himself a former F1 driver, has told a back-story of when they visited Toto Wolff for secret negotiations in 2014.

“We went to his house in V♛ienna, we had a seriou😼s discussion,” Jos told .

“But I don’t think Toto 𒅌had followed him much in karting and really knew how special Max was, otherwise he would have signed him blindfolded, even if Mercedes didn’t have a junior programme.”

The Verstappen and Wolff meeting came to nothing.

Shortly ꦯafte🐼r, the teenager met Helmut Marko of Red Bull.

“We met [Helmut] in 2014 in Hockenhe💃im,” Verstappen’s🉐 father said.

“We got into the Red Bull motorhome and joined the ta🍒ble. 

“Helmut said, ‘I only have twenty minutes’. Next year I wan🅺t to put Max on a Toro Rosso in F1′.

“The deal was done.”

Sure enough, Verstappen landed the 201🌺5 Toro Rosso driv𝄹e.

During his first-ever 𒉰F1 season, as a 17 year old, Verstappen recei𒁃ved interest from Ferrari.

The famous Italian team had Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen but, according to Versta🤪ppen’s dad, were sounding out replacements for Raikkonen.

“Not with th🅺e current management,” Verstapp✤en’s dad explained.

“They looked for us after the first year in F1.

“Now Max has everything at Red Bull, a competitive car and team, it wouldn’t make sense to🍨 change.

“However, whe꧟rever he goes in the 🌺future he would make a difference if surrounded by the right people.”

Raikkonen remained aꩲt Ferrari for 2016. Verstappen started that year with Toro Rosso but, by March, wa𒅌s called up to Red Bull.

The rest is history.